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OPLIN 4Cast #573: Out with Kaspersky
December 20th, 2017

[image: Banned Kaspersky software] Years ago, I developed a presentation
called "Four Things You Need to Do to Your Computer Today" -- a baseline
security presentation that talked about the importance of Windows updates,
firewalls, and malware protection. I would list recommended tools based on
the latest reviews, and in 2007, the highest reviewed anti-virus program
was Kaspersky. In September, the Trump administration directed civilian
agencies to remove Kaspersky software from their systems, and last week,
this directive was signed into law and extended to military networks as
well.

   -
   - Trump signs into law U.S. government ban on Kaspersky Lab software
   <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-kaspersky/trump-signs-into-law-u-s-government-ban-on-kaspersky-lab-software-idUSKBN1E62V4?il=0>
[Reuters
   | John Brodkin] "'The case against Kaspersky is well-documented and deeply
   concerning. This law is long overdue,' said Democratic Senator Jeanne
   Shaheen, who led calls in Congress to scrub the software from government
   computers. She added that the company’s software represented a 'grave risk'
   to U.S. national security."
   - Court document points to Kaspersky Lab’s cooperation with Russian
   security service
   <https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/court-document-points-to-kaspersky-labs-cooperation-with-russian-security-service/2017/12/13/14ba9450-df42-11e7-bbd0-9dfb2e37492a_story.html>
   [Washington Post | Ellen Nakashima] "The company’s founder, Eugene
   Kaspersky, graduated from a KGB-supported cryptography school and had
   worked in Russian military intelligence. He insists the firm has 'never
   helped' espionage agencies."
   - Kaspersky Lab: D.C. office ‘no longer viable’ and will close
   <https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/08/kaspersky-lab-d-c-office-no-longer-viable-and-will-close/>
   [TechCrunch | Taylor Hatmaker] "While Kaspersky is a multinational company
   with contracts and sales around the globe, the decision to shutter its D.C.
   office shows that its stateside federal contracting business is truly
   drying up in the wake of warnings from the U.S. government."
   - Kaspersky sues DHS over Federal blacklist
   <https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/12/kaspersky-sues-dhs-over-federal-blacklist/>
[Ars
   Technica | Cyrus Favivar] "Specifically, Kaspersky says that, due to the
   way DHS’s Binding Operational Directive (BOD) was issued, the company
   didn’t have adequate time to respond to the government’s concerns, which
   immediately had a deleterious effect on its business."

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - Five Top Mac Antivirus Protection Products
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=125047061&site=bsi-live>.
   (*PC Magazine*, Sept. 2017, pp. 86-92. | Carolyn Puckett)
   - Kaspersky Alleges Microsoft's Windows Defender Is Anti-Competitive
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=119487174&site=ehost-live>.
   (*Eweek*, 14 Nov. 2016, p. 5. | Sean Michael Kerner)
   - Eugene Kaspersky Virus Hunter
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sch&AN=80177969&site=ehost-live>.
   (*Wired*, vol. 20, no. 8, Aug. 2012, p. 86. | Noah Schachtman)

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